Copy passages from old political pamphlet (7)
I believe the answer is:
extract
'copy passages' is the definition.
'extract' can be an answer for 'copy' (thesaurus). I am unsure of the 'passages' bit.
'old political pamphlet' is the wordplay.
'old' becomes 'ex' (prefix meaning former or onetime).
'political pamphlet' becomes 'tract' (I've seen this in another clue).
'ex'+'tract'='EXTRACT'
'from' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for extract that I've seen before include "Derive, distil" , "quarry" , "Short passage (of text)" , "Find out" , "Draw out by force" .)